Thank you Daniel, I tried turning off everything, all good, as soon as I turned on the Computer to check e-mails the loss of data started, so I’ll follow your advice Daniel and see if that helps, many thanks.
Tony Sent from my iPhone > On 18 Apr 2018, at 21:16, Daniel Kerr <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Tony > > Do you have any other devices/computers using the internet? > Try turning all the computers and devices off, then see if in that same time > period (e.g. 30mins) if any usage is still being used. This will help narrow > it down a little bit. If there is no usage when nothing is on, then one would > assume it has to be being used by your devices. > Then just have one computer or device on, and see if the usage still > increases. This helps narrow down where it may be used from. > > One thing to check is System Preferences - App Store. Having it > “Automatically check for updates” is OK. But I tend to untick “Download newly > available updates in the background” or anything that says it’s going to auto > download and auto install. I do all those manually. > > The iPhone will also do the same thing. > Settings - iTunes and App Store. Automatic Updates etc. (You can also check > “Use Mobile Data” isn’t ticked at the same time as well - won’t affect this > issue, but just incase). > Some Apps on devices can also use data. You can see these in Settings - > General - Backup App Refresh. You can turn the whole thing off, ,or turn it > off per App. > > They’re a few places to start, and turn off to help narrow it down. > > On the Mac, you can also see if you’re using Network usage from Applications > - Utilities. Open Activity Monitor. Click on Network, and you’ll see how much > data is being sent and received. If it’s hugely spiking, then you can see > it’s all coming from the computer. > So it’s a matter of just going through everything and truely to narrow it > down / rule out what it may be, or which device is using it. > > Hope that start helps. > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 7 > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and > as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. > Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or > accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this > email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the > author be requested. > >> On 18 Apr 2018, at 8:28 pm, Anthony (Tony) Francis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello fellow members. >> I am having serious problems with Data use on my Computer( Telstra)I am >> using 1GB of Data approx’ every 10 15 minutes. It’s Telstra’s top up system >> when the normal data has run out. But it can cost up to $110. in 2 Hours, >> with only the Computer on, I have tried talking to Telstra ( India) and last >> night the Phillipines, not to bad, but no idea on what’s burning our data, >> it’s like we’re supplying the street with our wireless. Any ideas if it’s >> something we may have open on the Computer? We are doing nothing different >> than at any other time. >> Thanks Guy’s just thought I’d ask the question. Next stop the Ombudsman. >> Telstra Shops only handle Customer Plans and Sales, not Billing or Data >> problems. >> Kind Regards >> >> Tony >> Boddington. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
